Catawba College - Sayakini / Swastika Yearbook (Salisbury, NC)

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Gone Tomorrow Fred, Curt, and Rog check for arm bands to prove that people purchasing beer at this social function are of age. HERE TOD A Y 1 GONE TOMORROW. Beer today, none tomorrow. On September 30, 1986 the majority of our students were of legal drinking age; when they awoke the next morning they were not. Easy come easy go? Not really. Many students were unhappy about the new legislation which raised the legal age from 19 to 21. The majority of states succumbed to the threat of withdraw! of federal highway funds in exchange for the upping of the drinking age to 21 this fall. Like it or not, the law is the law. One 19 year old Catawba sophomore who is a resident of Salisbury commented on the irony of the situation: ... . , ., I went out and voted for liquor by the drink yesterday . . . I ' m old enough to vote for liquor, buttoo young to drink a beer. Senior Bill McFeeley (below) need not worry as he mixes himself a drink in the TeePee Lounge. CA TA WBA COLLEGE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE REGULA TONS, (according to the Tom- Tom. student handbook) Catawba College neither promotes nor endorses the use of alcoholic beverages As a church related institution, the college believes in and encourages abstinence in regard to alcoholic beverages regardless of legal sanction by the state of North Carolina and obvious societal approbation. Beyond abstinence, moderation is expected The college assumes the sooal and moral responsibility to assist students to accept their responsibility as citizens of the state and community. Port of this responsibility is to adhere to the laws of the state and the regulations of the college in the use of alcohol. 15

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9B Here Today Seniors eagerly await their Homecoming breakfast in the TeePee Lounge after an early morning Home- coming Court rehearsal. This Is A No-No! According To State And Institute This Shot Could ' ve Been Taken At 11:55 PM., Sept. 30, 9S6, As The Last Drops Were Drank By Many.

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From computers and economics to theatre and the arts L| KEEPING OURSELVES AMUSED So ... your homework is done and you refuse to watch another rerun on T. V. ? Nothing to do? HARDLY! Catawba has made a con- certed effort to offer a vari- ety of activities for its student body. The Tee Pee Lounge, which is open almost every night, has ' something for everyone Of all our seniors, Dorcas Tomasek wins the prize for keeping herself amused for four years. Here, she is enjoying directing the Blue Masque ' s opening production, Round and Round the Garden . Catawba ' s own Bob Eubanks, Eddie Forrest, was the enthusiastic master of ceremonies for the Roomate Game , held in the TeePee Lounge. 16 — from Monday night football and Sunday night videos to Coffee House magicians and musicians. If a Coffee House is not your cup of tea, how about some pool? You could take a swim at the gym or shoot a game of eight ball at the student center. How about a little ex- ercise? You could play intra - murals, work out in the weigl room, run at the track or back, relax and watch one c our sports teams do if for yo If you are not up to seeing team play how about attenc ing a play or a concert? Th College-Community Center booked year round wii bands, orchestras, plays, lee tures and even fashion show